SOC246H1 Chapter Notes -Long-Term Care, Dementia, Constituencies Of Iceland
Document Summary
Re imagining nursing homes: the art of the possible introduction. Good long term care requires integrating personal care, housing and medical care succeeding on all three levels is rare also in nursing homes. Efforts have been made to improve nhs. Eden alternative to humanize them and then the greenhouse to redesign themselves. Culture change emphasize patient centeredness and staff empowerment. Ltc is not expected to produce a better health or functional outcome- it sucesss is measured by slowing the rate of decline in both physical function and quality of life. But some can even do well on their own with minimial checking the absence of active caregiving may reduce the frequency of rage reaction. The underlying assumption of dementia care deserve careful reconsideration. Nh has emerged an efficient way of packaging housing and personal care. Some are cheaper than comparable level of care delievered the community.
